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I am a media professional in Washington, D.C., fighting for more personal and economic freedoms abroad and at home.

I started as a reporter and now focus on online marketing strategies, including advertising, web production, design and social media. In this innovative market, things never get boring.

Oh, and I got married, so my new name is Ladan Nowrasteh.

I currently work in new media at the Mercatus Center, and prior to that I worked in online communications at the American Enterprise Institute. I graduated from American University’s masters program in the journalism where I had the opportunity to write/edit/produce for The American Observer and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, where I found my passion for freedom, human rights, foreign affairs, and social media (yes, they are all integrated!).

Reason 24/7 has had a good run, bringing the news stories of the day to an audience interested in just what the world has in store for our liberty and prosperity (with, maybe, an occasional piece with just a little cool factor thrown in). But all good things must come to an end, and for 24/7, that end is now. Please find all your favorite Reason writers at H […]

WASHINGTON — President Obama will ignore angry protests from Republicans and announce as soon as next week a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration enforcement system that will protect up to five million undocumented immigrants from the threat of deportation and provide many of them with work permits, according to administration officials who have direct […]

Many Oklahomans have been anxiously awaiting it, and now the first step in completing the Keystone XL Pipeline could be made Thursday. The line begins in Canada and runs through Oklahoma, ending in Texas. The U.S. House has a vote set for Thursday and if it passes it will head to the Senate.

U.S. District Court judge hasstruck down South Carolina's same-sex marriage ban, saying it's unconstitutional. Judge Richard Gergel issued his ruling Wednesday in a case brought by two women who tried to get a marriage license in Charleston, S.C. Marriage licenses can't be immediately handed out as Gergel issued a stay on his order until Nov. […]

The government is getting near-daily reports — and sometimes two or three a day — of drones flying near airplanes and helicopters or close to airports without permission, federal and industry officials tell The Associated Press. It's a sharp increase from just two years ago when such reports were still unusual. Many of the reports are filed with the Fed […]